Our Newlyn-based researcher has come up with some very interesting information. The RAMC 25th Field Ambulance was under the command of the 8th Division of the 5th Army:

The history of the 8th Division

The 8th Division was formed in England during October 1914 by the bringing together of regular army units which had been stationed at various points around the British Empire. The Division moved to France in November 1914, a badly-needed reinforcement to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) . It remained on the Western Front throughout the rest of the war, taking part in the following actions:

1915 The Battle of Neuve Chapelle The Battle of Aubers The action of Bois Grenier (a diversionary attack coinciding with the Battle of Loos)

1916 The Battle of Albert (the first phase of the Battles of the Somme 1916)

1917 The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line The Battle of Pilkem+ The Battle of Langemarck+ The battles marked + are phases of the Third Battle of Ypres

1918 The Battle of St Quentin** The actions at the Somme crossings** The Battle of Rosieres** The actions of Villers-Bretonneux** The battles marked ** are phases of the First Battles of the Somme 1918The Battle of the Aisne 1918 (see below) The Battle of the Scarpe*** The battle marked *** is a phase of the Second Battles of Arras 1918 The Final Advance in Artois in which the Division captured Douai